WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken final action to approve several revisions to the regional haze state implementation plans (SIPs) submitted by Oklahoma and Texas, concluding a multi-year effort to satisfy federal requirements for improving visibility in U.S. national parks. The agency approved revisions submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on March 20, 2014, and July 20, 2021. The TCEQ's plans address requirements unde  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received six environmental impact statements (EIS) filed between Nov. 21 and Dec. 1, 2025. These documents, submitted by Federal agencies, initiate the required public review process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The submissions included both Final and Draft EIS filings, covering a range of proposed activities across the U.S. The notice was signed by Nancy Abrams, Deputy Director, Federal Activities D  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revoked an interim final rule that had extended compliance deadlines for air pollution standards for coke oven facilities. This action reverses the compliance extensions set forth in the rule published on July 8, 2025, thereby reinstituting the original deadlines established in the 2024 final rule. The interim final rule had extended compliance dates for several standards under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSFR) -- The Malden Regional Airport & Industrial Park, Missouri, has moved forward with a request to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration to sell a 0.52-acre parcel of federally obligated airport property. This action is necessary because the land was originally acquired with Federal Aviation Administration grants. The grant assurances require that federally funded airport property be used only for aviation purposes. By releasing the land,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The Farm Credit Administration proposes to amend its rules regarding high-risk loan performance categories, primarily by removing the classification for "Formally Restructured Loans (TDR)," also known as troubled debt restructurings. This proposed rule and request for comment is driven by changes in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) which, in 2022, eliminated the accounting guidance for TDRs. The agency's proposal aims to align its regulatory loan pe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a final rule modifying its previous rate caps for incarcerated people's communications services (IPCS) after finding unintended consequences in the prior structure. FCC's action establishes interim audio and video IPCS rate caps by revising the calculation methodology. The primary goal is to better reflect the costs incurred by providers and correctional authorities, ensuring just and reasonable rates for consumers   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission is proposing to overhaul its space and earth station licensing process, aiming for greater speed and predictability to maintain U.S. leadership in the booming space economy. FCC issued a Proposed Rule to develop a "licensing assembly line" that segments applications for review, anticipating dramatically accelerated processing while improving the quality of its licensing work. The proposal is driven by a surge in satellite appl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission has announced the effective date for an amendment to its regulations concerning information collection. This action follows approval of the associated collection requirements by the Office of Management and Budget. The amendments were adopted by the Commission in a previous action, FCC 25-33, which was published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2025 (90 FR 31145). The effective date of the amendments had been delayed becaus  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed a substantial recalibration of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program. This proposed rule aims to realign the program with congressional intent by amending fuel economy standards for light-duty vehicles across model years (MYs) 2022-2026 and 2027-2031. The proposal sets standards founded on vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel fuels, including non-plug-in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The Small Business Administration issued a direct final rule to clarify the calculation of annual charges for leverage between different types of small business investment companies (SBICs). The rule modifies existing regulations to expressly state that the annual charge assessed on SBA Leverage may differ between Accrual licenses and those using standard or Discount Debentures. SBICs are private investment funds, licensed and regulated by the agency, that use pri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Coast Guard withdrew a proposed rule regarding the preemption of state laws by its regulations, stating that its existing practice is adequate. The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled "Assessment Framework and Organizational Restatement Regarding Preemption for Certain Regulations Issued by the Coast Guard," was first published in the Federal Register on Dec. 27, 2013, with a subsequent comment period extension on March 28, 2014. USCG's decision  more